Vending machine



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Application October 21, 1943, Serial No. 507,194

4 Claims.

Our invention relates to record playing machines, and has among itsobjects and advantages the provision of an improved coin controlledvending device for dispensing cards or sheets bearing the words of thechoruses of the.

music being reproduced by the machine to the end that one or morepersons may provide themselves with the words of the choruses forsinging. purposes while the respective records are being played. 1

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a conventional record playingmachine illustrating ou invention applied thereto. g

Figure 2 is a side view. a Figure 3 is a fragmentary and sectional frontview of one unit of our invention.

Figure 4 is a side view of the structure of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a plan view of a card or sheet cham-; her, and

Figure 6 is a View taken along the line 65 of Figure 5.

In the embodiment of the invention selected for The chamber 28 isdivided by a plurality of horizontal shelves 32 upon which the cards orsheets 30 are grouped in stacks 34, the cards of each stack beingidentical and containing the words of the chorus of a predeterminedrecord in the machine. A weight 36 is placed on each stack to hold thelowermost card or sheet therein firmly on its shelf 32.

The coin chute 24 is divided to provide coin deflectors 38 normallylying end to end with the intermediate chute sections 49. However, thecoin deflectors 38 may be pivoted from their normal positionsto theangular position of the lowermost coin deflector 38 illustrated inFigure 3. A shaft 42 is fixed to each coin deflector 38 and is rotatablyjournaled in the front wall and provided with a knob 44. A pin 46 isalso connected to each coin deflector 38 and journaled in the rear wallHito afiord good pivotal support for the deflectors.

Each knob 44 is provided with a pointer 48, which pointers are normallyarranged in the vertical positions of Figure 1 and rotated in thedirections of the indicating arrows 50 when a seillustration, wemake useof a conventional rec-{ 1.125 lection is being made. A shaft 42 isassociated 0rd playing machine [0, which machine is of the typeemploying a coin control for setting the machine in operation, togetherwith a selector mechanism for bringing the preselected records intoplaying position. and well known in the art and need not be described indetail.

To each side of the machine ll! is attached a vending unit l2. Each unitcomprises a series of card or sheet containing receptacles. All there-;'.

ceptacles are identical in construction and operation. Each receptacleis supplied with a stack of cards or sheets each containing the words ofa chorus of a song. All the cards in each recep-' tacle are identicaland relate to a particular rec- Such machines are oldtq with each stack34 which is also true of the coin deflectors 38.

In the chamber 52 rearwardly of the chamber 28 is arranged a coinsupporting plate 54 for each coin deflector 38. The plates 54 lie infixed, horizontal positions. The front wall 20 is provided with slots 56for dispensing one card or sheet at a time from the respective stacks.34. Figure 4 illustrates a shaft 58 slidably supported in a tube 60lying underneath the shelf 32. A compression spring 62 is mounted on theshaft 58 and abuts the front wall 20. The other end of the spring abutsa washer 64 lying against a pin 66 attached 0rd in the machine in. Thechorus and record titles are indicated at I4 on the front faces of thetwo units 12.

Figure 5 illustrates one of the units 12 in cross section, which unitincludes a rear wall l6, side walls l8 and a front wall 29. A partition22 is arranged in slightly spaced and parallel relationship with one ofthe side walls I i! to accommodate a coin chute 24 located adjacent therear wall l6. This chute extends vertically of the unit.

A cross partition 26 is attached to the other side wall 18 and thepartition 22 at some distance from the front wall 20 and in parallelismtherewith to provide a chamber 23 for containing cards or sheets 39 uponwhich the words of the choruses are printed.

to the shaft 58, see Figures 5 and 6. The shaft 58 normally lies in thepositions of Figures 4 and 5. Since all the shafts and their associatedmechanism are identical, the description of one will apply t all. y v

In Figures 5 and 6 a pusher plate 68 lies in a plan corresponding to thelowermost sheet or card 30. This pusher plate slides freely through aslot II! in the cross wall 26. A pin 12 is attached to the sleeve 6!]and projects into a longitudinal slot 14 in the shaft 58 to restrain thelatter from rotation, although the shaft may be moved freelylongitudinally of the sleeve.

To remove a card or sheet 30 a title is selected and the knob 44 of thattitle is rotated to swing the coin deflector 38 to the positionindicated by the lowermost deflector of Figure 3. A coin I8, such as aone cent piece, is then inserted in the chute 24. This coin will thengravitate until it is deflected laterally by the angular deflector 38 totake the position of Figure 3. At this time the coin rests on thesupport 54 and is held edgewise on the support by a body 80 attached tothe pusher plate 68 and a finger 82 attached to the shaft 58. Figuresand 6 illustratethe coin 18 in position for connecting thepusher plate68 with the shaft 58. The coin is restrained from rolling by the shaft58 and a lip 84 projecting beyond the end of the coin deflector 38, butthe coin may be shifted relatively to the support 54 withoutinterference from the lip.

With the coin 18 positioned between the body 86 and the finger 32, thepusher plate 681s latched to the shaft 58 so that the pusher plate willbe advanced when the shaft i pulled outwardly. Advancement of the pusherp-late, pushes the lowermost card or sheet 30 through the slot 56associated with that stack of cards or sheet so that it may be removedfrom the unit l2. Release of the shaft 58 permits the spring 62 toreturn the shaft and the pusher plate to their normal positions ofFigure 5, since the pin BB is of such length as to be engageable withthe body 38. A stop 86 is attached to the body 80 for engagement withthe rear wall Hi to prevent r'etraction of the pusher plate 68 beyondthe position of Figure 5. clearance between the body 89 and the finger82 when in the positions of Figure 5 to permit the coin T8 to rolleasily into position.

Each of the supports 54 is provided with an opening 88 through which thecoin T8 is dropped upon movement of the pusher plates 68 to their cardor sheet dispensing positions. A spring 90 is associated with eachsupport 54 to exert pressure on the coin and press the coin downwardlyfor entry into the opening. The openings are of such size as to permitthe'coins to drop freely for accumulation in the bottom of theunit l2.

Each unit i2 is provided with lock'secured doors However, there issufficient having a coin engaging body, a spring positioned,

in the vertical compartment, and the horizontal compartments containingthe stacks, and the pivoted sections being movable to the respectivehorizontal compartments, said horizontal compartments being verticallysuperposed and each having a slot for dispensing a sheet like element,an actuating rod for each. chute section mounted through the walls ofthe housing, means for dis pensing the sheets, and the chutes deliveringthe coins to the dispensing means whereby to establish an operatingconnection between the dispensing means and the sheets 2. A coinoperated dispensing device for stacks of sheet like elements, comprisinga plurality of compartments, each having a stack arranged therein, apusher plat for each stack having a coin engaging body, an operatingshaft for each stack having a coin engaging finger, a sectional coinchute, the sections of which are pivoted to deflect a coin placed in thechute to direct it to any one stack, and to a position between the bodyon the pusher plate and the finger on the actuating shaft whereby anoperating connection between the pusher plate of each stack isestablished to its operating shaft to dispense a sheet.

3. A coin operated dispensing devic for stacks of sheet like elements,comprisin a plurality of slotted compartments, each having a stackarranged therein, a pusher plate for each stack manually actuatedoperating shaft for each stack having a coin engaging finger inproximity with the body, a sectiona1 coin chute, the sections of whichare pivotally mounted and normally ar- 5 ranged in vertical registry,means associated with each stack for pivoting an adjacent section todirect a coin between the body and finger of the plate and shaft of thatstack to establish an operating connection between the shaft and plate.

40, 4. A coin operated dispensing device for stacks 92 which may beopened to lend access to the V respective card or sheet receptaclestomaintain supplies therein or to substitute cards or sheets ofdifferent titles. I H v I Without further elaboration, the foregoingwill so fully explain our invention, that others may,

by applying current knowledge, readilyadapt the ing records, comprisingasectional coin receiving chute, the sections of which are mounted forpivotal movement to deflect a coin to a predetermined stack, avertically and horizontally compartmented housing, the coin chute beinglocated same for use under various conditions of servof sheet likeelements having printed matter relating to songs of a record playingmachine, comprising a plurality of vertically superposed slottedcompartments each having a stack arranged therein, a pusher plate foreach stack, having a coin engaging body, ,a spring positioned, manuallyactuated operating shaft for each stack having a coin engaging finger inproximity with the body, a coin deflector, a coin supporting memher, asectional coin chute, the sections of which are pivotally mounted andnormally arranged in vertical registry, means associated with each stackfor pivoting an adjacent section to direct a coin between the bodyandfinger of the plate and shaft of that stack to establish an operatingconnection between the shaft and plate, a coin outlet, and a springdevice engaging each coin to press the same into the outlet.

GENEVIEVE .G. LO CASCIO.

THOMAS D. LO CASCIO.

